Well, I narrowed down the dash vibration to worn motor mounts. This weekend I crawled underneath the Jeep to have a look and realized that the driver side will be somewhat challenging. Any helpful hints on how to attack this project?
Motor mounts
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Would you say you have a plethora of socket extensions?
In the past when I changed the motor mounts on my '98 XJ I used a floor jack and a piece of plywood under the oil pan to support the engine.
I asked for the assistance from a Jeep friend to cut down the beneath and above access.
Suggest you replace both motor mounts and at least inspect the transmission mount.
I asked for the assistance from a Jeep friend to cut down the beneath and above access.
Suggest you replace both motor mounts and at least inspect the transmission mount.
Ran into same problem scroll through bottom 1/2 this thread post #9 and it was my fix. Pushed the bolt out as far as I could, cut it with a grinder and replaced with a new bolt from other side. I couldn't figure out any easier way
I miss spoke... used the Anchor kit, it's Rubber (edited last response). Looked at several and blended them together in my head.
Thank you, that helpful! My jeep is lifted 6", so Ill need a large piece of wood to actually lift the motor with my heavy duty floor jack. Thanks for the advice.
Remove the bracket from the engine block on that side. Take the bracket and motor mount out the bottom. That will save your bolt. When you put it back in put the bolt in the other direction.
You need them if you go the other route and remove the intake and exhaust for better access. I did it this way but was also installing some headers at the time. It's still easier to unbolt the bracket from the block if you have AC.
And if you haven't already done the install, get the Anchor brand mounts. They seem the best at the current time. The ears on the OMIX ADA ones from India are too narrow.
I didn’t put anything on the oil pan,I used a piece of pipe,in a floor jack placed on various places on the block,not a hard job at all when I did my motor mount lift.
How long do motor mounts last? I know off-roading beats them up more than normal driving. How many miles did you all get out of your original mounts before replacing?
I changed them out for lifted motor mounts waaaayyy back 20+ years ago to correct driveline angles after a lift, not because they were worn. I honestly couldn't tell you if they're "good" still, but they're not bad enough to notice a problem.
That being said, it depends. I've got a 19yo Yukon which has been through at least 3 sets, but a 22 yo F150 on the originals pushing 275k. theres no telling. sometimes they last. Sometimes they don't. My coworker has a 2023 Corolla with a bad one....so take it all with a grain of salt.
There's no way around it, here on this site we're all talking 20+ year old vehicles. They old
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